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GFA takes flagship ‘Girls for Goals’ project to Volta Region
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has extended its flagship project ‘Girls for Goals’ to tackle gender equality through sports in the country under the Sustainable Development Goal five (SDG 5), which aims among others to promote female football in the country.
The implementers of the national project visited the Volta Region, and held community engagements with parents, stakeholders and students in the Ho Municipality, Keta Municipality and Adaklu District, where the GFA officials educated students and parents that the initiative was dedicated to empowering girls through sports-based leadership development programmes in second cycle institutions in communities.
Addressing a community sensitisation programme with parents and students at the Adaklu Senior High School (SHS), the Director of the ‘’Girls for Goals Project’’, Mr Frazier Malcolm Appeadu, explained that the objective of the Project involved girls engagement in sports, promoting inclusivity and physical wellbeing, and increasing community awareness.
Mr Appeadu said the girls would be engaged in activities through football, which extends to both girls and boys in basic and selected SHS through mixed soccer.
He emphasised the well-being, education, and empowerment of women and children, recognising the pivotal role of boys and men.
Mr Appeadu continued that under the project, girls would be empowered with leadership skills through targeted sports-based leadership development programmes in public schools.
The Project Consultant for the ‘’Girls for Goals Project’’, Ms Vera Abla Addo, said the project would surely promote gender equality in schools.
Ms Addo explained that the project would not affect the education of boys and girls, saying “as they develop their talents, they would also continue with their education, which she stressed would prepare them adequately for opportunities in the future.
She urged students to respect their parents, support them at home, and equally respect their teachers.
From Samuel Agbewode, Adaklu-Waya